Readers of the Heidelblog know that R. Scott Clark has helped countless people understand the confessional Reformed tradition in new and richer ways. Scott has been laboring to this end for more than thirty years by teaching church history at Westminster Seminary . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode, the Superfriends discuss a question regarding the spirituality of the church. A listener requests, “I’d be interested to hear [your] thoughts on the PCA’s (Presbyterian Church in America) Ministry to State (MTS).” Continue reading →
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It has actually become necessary in our time to rebut the theory that every firm and serious friendship is really homosexual. The dangerous word really is here important. To say that every Friendship is consciously and explicitly homosexual would be too obviously . . . Continue reading →
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Psalms 55–57 provide a helpful encouragement for the believer. Each one finds David under pressure, surrounded by trouble, and learning again where his refuge is found, a lesson he learns over and over again. In Psalm 55 the pressure comes especially through . . . Continue reading →
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According to Calvin, the purpose of creation is for man to know God and to glorify him by worship and obedience. Here may be seen the foundation of Calvin’s theology of worship and of his attack on idolatry. Knowledge of God and . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode Dr. Clark and Brad answer the question, “Are Reformed Churches commuter or community churches?” It is not uncommon to see NAPARC congregations presenting themselves as community churches but this raises question: what are community churches? What if Reformed churches are really commuter churches? Continue reading →
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In this episode, Brad explores the difficulties Presbyterian and Reformed elders encounter when interviewing prospective members from experiential evangelical backgrounds. These individuals often focus on identifying the exact moment of their conversion for assurance, rather than relying on their current faith in Christ. Continue reading →
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Today, mankind is on an unrelenting quest to experience the supernatural. Recently, our town witnessed a large white tent with bright red letters on top that read “Paranormal Cirque.” For a few days, this traveling business captured the attention of many people, advertising a show that would provide an unusual experience. Events like this beg the question: Must an encounter with what is otherworldly occur by extraordinary means? Not according to Harrison Perkins’s Meeting God in His Means of Grace: How Word, Sacrament, and Prayer Help Us Encounter Christ (hereafter, Meeting God). Continue reading →
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Beliefs come first for the church and her culture. This conviction explains Clark’s involvement in several scraps about theology proper and soteriology. Doctrine may divide, but it surely delineates and defines matters of eternal, salvific importance. What one believes about who God . . . Continue reading →
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Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern, today right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
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There are certain things which you cannot expect from such a true Christian Church. In the first place, you cannot expect from it any cooperation with non-Christian religion or with a non-Christian program of ethical culture. There are those who tell us . . . Continue reading →
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This series has focused on the different aspects of the gospel of Jesus Christ—that is, the good news that he has accomplished redemption on behalf of his elect. Thus far, we have considered the incarnation of the Son of God, his perfect . . . Continue reading →
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Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern, Wednesday November 11, 2026 right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
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Marriage is a creation ordinance. Before the fall, before giving the law, before establishing the church, the Lord God said to the man he had formed from the dust, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode, Brad welcomes special guest Rev. Everett Henes. The Heidelblog is publishing a series by Rev. Henes called, “The Forgotten Christian Art of Dying Well,” in which he considers how Christians are to understand dying from a historical approach. Continue reading →
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Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher. While not necessarily a “member” of the school of the early critical theory, he was certainly a fellow traveler of the critical theorists. The last eleven years or so of his life he served . . . Continue reading →
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Several Reformed churches in the Philippines celebrated Reformation weekend 2026 with a conference on October 31 and joint worship services on November 1. The Reformation conference theme was “Recovering Our Reformed Heritage in the Philippines.” Rev. Nollie Malabuyo, pastor of Big Springs . . . Continue reading →
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Today, the American Freedom Law Center filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of Margot Cleveland, a Dearborn resident and Senior Legal Correspondent for The Federalist, against the City of Dearborn and . . . Continue reading →
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These were the top five posts for the week of November 2–8, 2026. Continue reading →
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In this episode, Dr. Clark discusses the modern teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on justification, focusing on the their 1994 catechism. Dr. Clark then considers the historical events that give context to what happened in 1994. Finally, he takes a look at “Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT),” a landmark ecumenical initiative and statement launched in the United States in 1994, and other statements and declarations that have come out since then. Continue reading →
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The Heidelshop is growing! We just added several new items chief among them our first book, Harrison Perkins, ed., Remembering the Reformed Confession: Theology, Piety, and Practice (Heidelberg Reformation Association, 2026). Also new in the shop is a stainless steel, copper-insulated water . . . Continue reading →
